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Duchess of Cambridge Nails First RAF Engagement as Honorary Air Commandant

Today marked a significant milestone for the Duchess of Cambridge, who attended her first official engagement as Honorary Air Commandant of the RAF Air Cadets.

Catherine arrived at RAF church St Clement Danes for a service, before attending a reception at the Royal Courts of Justice to mark the 75th anniversary year of the RAF Air Cadets.

The Duke of Edinburgh passed on his patronage to Catherine just before Christmas, after 63 years as Air Commodore-In-Chief.

For the occasion, Her Royal Highness wore a bespoke Alexander McQueen coat, a piece first spotted at a 2014 aviation event in New Zealand, and a few months later for D-Day commemoration in France in 2014.

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The Evening Standard called the coat’s color “Air Force Blue,” quite fitting given the events for which Catherine selected it.

UPDATE: Fellow royal enthusiast @clairehurrell clarified that the McQueen coat was too light to be air force blue. The actual shade looks like this.

If I’m correct, Prince William wore it on Remembrance Sunday, having served with the Royal Air Force.